Voters in Bath and North East Somerset have chosen not to have an elected mayor. The result means that the current system will remain in place. BANES Council is led by a leader chosen by councillors.
In total the referendum cost £180,000.
A result is expected any moment on whether the people of Bath and North East Somerset will choose to have an elected mayor.
Our political correspondent Bob Constantine is at the count, where it looks like the campaign against creating the position will win the day.
Polls have now closed on a vote which could see another elected mayor position created in the South West for Bath and North East Somerset.
Voters in Bath and North East Somerset are going to the ballot boxes to decide if they want an elected mayor.
That's the question voters in the Bath and North East Somerset area are being asked this week.